Category Archives for Azure
Debugging Azure Worker Role Startup Issues
I’ve deployed a number of systems to Azure and one of the most painful experiences for me continues to be debugging role startup failures. Often, I’ve often made configuration mistakes (e.g., wrong Azure storage account credentials) which prevent my worker … Continue reading
Viewing Azure Blob Storage Containers
Each week the new Azure portal seems to provide some new piece of functionality. As I was working on integrating the new WordPress plugin for putting media assets in Azure Blob storage (see previous post), I noticed the portal has … Continue reading
Storing WordPress Blog Images in Azure Cloud Storage
Put your mouse over the image below, and take a look at the URL for the image. The URL is http://cloudydeveloper.blob.core.windows.net/images/2012/09/AzureHomePage.png. If you look at the domain in the URL, you’ll notice it’s not www.cloudydeveloper.com. The image is not hosted … Continue reading
Azure Web Sites With Custom Domains for Ten Bucks a Month
Some recent improvements to Azure have made it possible to host a web site with a custom domain for just under ten bucks a month. This is a big improvement over the previous options of either staying with the “Free” … Continue reading
Azure Git Publishing–Mind Your File’s Build Action
I have a small web site running in Azure for coordinating a camping trip for my daughter’s school. Publishing the site to Azure is done via the handy Git publishing feature which I covered in this previous post (look towards … Continue reading